New York Finest

The season's finest episode "“ New York Finest tries to recreate the epic hallway fight from season one, and it manages to do so. And it does that against the background of an intense ideological fight (so to speak) between the Punisher and Daredevil. None of them budge (poor Grotto "“ actually, good for him, as it’s revealed that his search for redemption is only motivated by fear), which sets the tone for the future encounters between the two.

Basically, Daredevil and the Punisher are two sides of the same coin. They both deliver justice. However, if one of them still trusts the system, the other one is judge, jury, and executioner. Which further emphasizes the idea that there is a thin line between vigilantism and crime. But we still root out the devil of Hell's Kitchen.

Question: Did Frank Castle actually intend to kill the old veteran if Matt was discovered chained on the rooftop? We guess he wouldn't have"¦But we only guess.

Oh "“ we almost forgot: this isn't the entire episode, although we would have enjoyed the conversation between them even if it lasted for a whole hour. What else happens? Well, Foggy talks down a gang fight in the hospital, Claire teases a Jessica Jones episode in which she helps Luke Cage, Karen continues her investigation of the Punisher's past, and so on.

You can check out the stairway fight below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0CvkiPS5Ks

How will they outdo this one in the next season?!? Without a doubt there will be one, unless Netflix and Marvel are planning to unite Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist against the Hand, thus making a third season unnecessary).

As said, from all points of view (the story progresses nonetheless, even if the action is in the spotlight), this is the best episode of season 2. Furthermore, we can say that the subtle hints toward the TV side of the MCU work much better than the clunky references to Iron Man and the other Avengers. After all, even if set in the same shared universe, the Netflix series are much-much more adult-themed.